Facing Concussions Head On: CTE Research

What happens in the brain during a concussion? What is at risk when individuals – athletes or otherwise – sustain multiple concussions? What is CTE, and how can we prevent it? Professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation Dr. Harvey Levin explains.

Show Notes

Harvey Levin, Ph.D., is a professor and research scientist at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he researches the chronic effects of traumatic brain injuries.

 

See below for more of Dr. Levin’s research

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Translation

Traumatic brain injury: networks and neuropathology

Mental State Attributions and Diffusion Tensor Imaging After Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

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